Olympic Memories from 2002

With the 2012 Summer Olympics underway in London, memories are awakened from the Winter of 2002 and our own city's remarkable opportunity to host the Winter Olympics. Those were very heady days, and the choristers were very busy with performances on multiple occasions throughout -- from the arrival of the Olympic Flame at Washington Square to the official opening assembly for the IOC in Symphony Hall with the Utah Symphony, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Madeleine Choir School.

Prior to the actual events, recording sessions were held in Symphony Hall with composer Michael Kamen - quite an experience! All of the music for the Opening Ceremonies was pre-recorded by the Utah Symphony, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Madeleine Choir School. Here is just one part of the music for the ceremonies...